Lighter



C. A. WARD J un e 12, 1928.

LIGHTER Filed July 8, 1927 Charles A Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES u 1,672,919 PATENT OFFICE.

GHABLEEA. WARD, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO BROWN & BIGELOW,

ST. RAUL, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

LIGHTER.

Application filed July 8,

My invention relates to lighte'rsadapted to provide a pocket lighter which may be carried about and which can be easily operated to strike a light when it is desired.

A feature of the invention includes a. lighter having a member which extends across the lighter in the form of an arm pivotally supported, and adapted to carry a cap for eosing the wick of the lighter. This keeps the wick in a moist condition so that it willlight very easily.

It is also a feature of my invention to provide a lighter having a pivoted tubular arm, and which is adapted to carry the lighting flint and the abrasive member, said arm including meansfor holding the same rigid, adjacent the lighting wick, to one side of the same so that the abrasive member may be operated with the finger or thumb to direct a spark to the wick in close proximity to the same.

These features, together with other details of my invention will be more fully and clearly set forth in the specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of the specification:

Figure 1 is a lighter.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the lighter with the parts in operative position.

Figure 4 is a side view partly in section, illustrating the inner construction of my lighter.

I have illustrated in the drawings my lighter A which is provided with a flat, thin body portion 10 adapted to form the reservoir, with the compartment 11, in

which the absorbent cotton is placed through the filling cap 12 at'the bottom of the same, and which is adapted to receive the wick 13. The free end of the wick 13 is inter-engaged with the absorbentmaterial in the chamber 11.

- The wick 13 is'adapted to extend upward through the tube 14 and out at 15, appearing through the top 16. An annular boss; or fian e 17 is formed on the top 16 about the wic end 15. The wick end 15 is adapted w to form the li hting end which extends out a of the lighter and when this wick end portion is uncovered, it is ready to be ignited.

I provide an operating arm 18 which is hollow or tubular so that it may carry the perspective view of my 1927. Serial No. 204,318.

coil spring 19 and the lightingflange 20, together with the spring adjustingscrew 21 on the rear end of the same.

The arm 18 is adapted to be pivotally sup ported by the standard 22 which extends through the top 16 by means of a coil spring 23 and the shoulder or nut 24. The arm 18 is held under spring tension, resting on the cover 16. On one end of the arm 181 pro vide a resting pin 25' which rests against the boss 26, when the arm 18 is in straight relation, and lying virtually centrally along the top of the lighter A. When the arm 18 is moved into operating position as illustrated in Figure 3, the pin 25 is adapted to drop into the depression .27 formed in the cover 16. When-the arm is moved in this position, it is lowered by the action of the spring 23, drawing it down against the top 16 and positioning the end of the arm, carrying the flint 20 in close proximity to the wick portion 15, and to one side of the same.

The arm 18 is adapted to bebifurcated at 28 and supports the abrasive wheel 29 which bears a ainst the flint 20, to scratch the same by stri in a light or spark, which is directed against the wick portion 15. i The abrasive wheel 29 is carried by the shaft or I pin 30 which extends through the bifurcated end 28, and on the lower end of the pin I provide a cup 32 which is adapted to fit over the boss 17 when the arm 18 is in operative position. When the lighter is desired'for use, the arm 18 is lifted sufliciently to raise the cup 32 off of the wick portion 15, and is moved to one side, allowing the in 25 to drop in the recess 27. Then while the arm 18 is held in this position rigidly, the operator rubs the thumb across the wheel 28 which rotates the same quickly and draws the spark toward the wick portion 15, igniting the same and thus striking a light.

My lighter is of a flat, thin nature, compact, easy to operate and of a simple constructlon, having the closing cup 32, and 1 the light striki flint carried by the same arm, which is he (1 by the spring 23 to close the wick 13 and portion 15, or to be positioned in close proximity to the portion 15 and to the wick, to quickly light the same. 105 The thin, flat nature of my lighter provides a very practical and desirable utility for an article of this nature.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described and illustrated the particular formation and construction of m lighter, but I desire to have it understoo that the illustrations are only suggestive of ameans tion adapted to support a wick, said body position across the to of carrying out my lnvention, and" that such changes as might obviously be made may be accom lished within the scope of the following claims, without departing from the spirt of my invention.

I claim:

1. A lighter having a flat, thin body porto t e wick of the lighter when said arm is 4 extended diagonally across the top of the same.

p 2. A lighter including an operating arm adapted to extend in line with the top of said lighter, means, for holding said arm diagonally positioned across the top of the lighter, with its free end in close proximity to the lighting wick, and a lighting flint and wick cap carried by said arm for the purposes specified.

3. A lighter including a body portion of a flat, thin nature, an arm pivoted and extending longitudinally across the top of said body, a wick projecting out of said body, a cup for covering said wick carried by the free end of said arm, and a striking flint carried by said arm above said cup whereby when said arm is positioned adjacent said lightingkwick, a spark may be directed to said wic 4. A lighter including a body portion, having a wick projecting from the same, a flange extending about said wick, a tubular arm resiliently and pivotally secured to said body portion, a lighting flint carried in one end of said arm, a cover for said wick carried in one end of said arm, ad]'a. cent said lighting flint, said cover being adapted to hold said arm against rotation when it is in engagement with said flange about said wick.

5. A lighter comprising a tubular member resiliently and ivotally supported to said body portion a apted to carry a cover for said wick on one end, and a supporting and locking pin'on the other end, a sparking flint and abradingmeans carried adjacent said cover by said arm, said a'rm being adapted to be elevated and rotated sufficiently to extend diagonally along said lighter, with said pin holding said arm rigidly in place and with said sparking flint and abrading means positioned adjacent said wick. I

6. A lighter including a tubular operating' arm, a flint and abrading means, carried by one end of said arm, means for pivotally supporting said arm to swing horizontally of said lighter, a cover for said wick carried by said arm, and means for locking said arm against rotation when said cover is removed from said wick.

7. A lighter comprising a lighting arm, a sparking flint and abrading member carried by said arm, a lighting wick and a cup for closing said wick carried by said arm in a manner to permit said wick to be uncovered when said arm is moved in position to direct a spark against said wick.

CHARLES A. WAR-D. 

